Frazer Solar eyes 100MW Africa PV-battery
- EUR100m Mega Solar-Storage project will certainly be located at the Edwaleni power plant in Eswatini
Australian-German clothing Frazer Solar has authorized a binding agreement with the Federal government of Eswatini (Swaziland) for a 100MW solar panel project, which will certainly be the largest project of its kind in Africa.
The EUR100m Mega Solar-Storage project will be located at the Edwaleni power plant in Matsapha, Eswatini, with 100MW of initial capacity.
It will supply energy to countries within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) area.
The project will certainly include 75,000 photovoltaic panels covering 45 hectares on an overall 54 hectare website.
The Mega Solar-Storage system will help to reduce load shedding in South Africa and SADC by offering much required power at peak times. The term of the contract is 40 years.
The large-scale solar-storage project is being developed by Frazer Solar subsidiary Frazium Energy.
Frazium Energy supervisor Robert Frazer claimed: "We are so happy to the Federal government of Eswatini for their assistance, confidence, and idea in our vision for this project, and also we are so fired up for the function we can play in Eswatini's and Africa's green energy future.
" Our team believe in the toughness of Eswatini's future-- not just does this project follow the wonderful success of our solar warm water heating systems previously in the year, yet we plan to invest beyond the EUR100m already dedicated for the Mega Solar-Storage Project in the years that come.
" Africa's largest battery is coming, as well as it is concerning Eswatini. The future is not just intense, it is solar-powered."